Multi-Component Breath Alcohol Intervention

Northeastern University24 enrolled

Overview

This is the first stage of a three-stage, NIH-funded study to develop and test initially a multi-modal intervention concerning blood/breath alcohol concentration for young adults. The multimodal intervention will be made up of brief telehealth counseling and psychoeducation and use of three mobile technologies to facilitate moderate drinking. In the first stage of the study, we will conduct formative research to obtain input from the study population, test initially the telehealth version of the brief counseling and psychoeducation and to develop a simple, "low tech" approach to coaching participants to use the three mobile technologies in typical drinking situations. Participation will last approximately one month.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Alcohol Use Alcohol Drinking Drinking Behavior

Interventions

Participants will be asked to use the three mobile technologies as they choose while drinking for a two-week period.

Motivational interview and psychoeducation on blood/breath alcohol concentrationBEHAVIORAL

Brief 25/30-minute motivational interview and psychoeducation on blood/breath alcohol concentration that includes both personalized and standardized information.

Lower tech facilitationBEHAVIORAL

Study staff will review instructions for technology use closely with participants and guide them in use of existing phone technologies as reminders for use of the three moderate drinking technologies during drinking situations.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Be between the ages of 18-25 * Be able to read English and complete study evaluations * At least occasional heavy episodic drinking (i.e., 4 or more drinks for women and 5 or more drinks for men) over the prior 30 days * Frequent consumption of at least one alcoholic drink during a minimum of 12 days out of the prior 30 so that subjects will have multiple opportunities to use the moderate drinking technologies during the intervention period. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe substance use disorder * Be psychotic or otherwise severely psychiatrically disabled * Report a history of a medical condition that would contraindicate the consumption of alcohol (e.g., liver disease, cardiac abnormality, pancreatitis, diabetes, neurological problems, and gastrointestinal disorders)

Locations (1)

EDGE Lab

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Technology utilization

Percentage of reported drinking days on which one reports that moderate drinking technology use has occurred

Time frame: Across the field testing period, 2 weeks

Acceptability

Score on acceptability subscale of Modified System Usability Scale

Time frame: At the end of the field testing period, 2 weeks

Usability

Score on acceptability subscale of Modified System Usability Scale

Time frame: At the end of the field testing period, 2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Drinks per drinking day

Number of drinks per day during field testing period

Time frame: Across the field testing period, 2 weeks

Estimated blood alcohol content

Average estimated blood alcohol content reached on drinking days

Time frame: Across the field testing period, 2 weeks

Negative consquences

Score on the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

Time frame: At the end of the field testing period, 2 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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